Maurice Arthur Vikse
Military
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Object Number - UPL 54395 - 2nd Lt Maurice Arthur Vikse
Assigned to 485FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF. Took off from Florennes airfield, Belgium in P-38 44-23483 on a bomber escort to Germany. The aircraft encountered engine problems en route to the target and aborted the mission. Crashed near Domevre in the Nancy / Metz area, France. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11941
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 370th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Los Molinos, CA | 10 December 1923 | Son of Arthur O and Bessie [Barber] Vikse. |
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Enlisted |
Lincoln, NE | 2 March 1943 | Lincoln, Nebraska |
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Died |
Domevre, France | 22 January 1945 | |
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Based |
Florennes / Juzaine | 22 January 1945 | Assigned to 485FS, 370FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France Block A Row 22 Grave 23 |
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